PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Castor Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Rollins
vs
Gunner

175 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Castor Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Gunner!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gunner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Castor Rollins has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Rollins.
Rollins misses with a combination
and Gunner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rollins thinking.
Donk. Gunner catches Rollins right on the button with a cross.
Gunner lands a nice shot that snaps Rollins's head back.
Gunner scores with a nice right hand.
Gunner has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gunner throws a body shot but no joy.
Rollins misses with a few strikes there.
Gunner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rollins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunner counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rollins misses with a wild combination.
Rollins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gunner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner misses with a wild body shot.
Rollins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gunner to score with a decent uppercut.
Rollins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rollins tries to land a body kick
and Gunner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rollins misses with a body shot.
Gunner misses with an uppercut.
Gunner blocks a head kick by Rollins.
Gunner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rollins throws a series of strikes that have Gunner backpedaling.
Gunner scores with a one two! Rollins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rollins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gunner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gunner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Gunner finds it's way through Rollins's defenses.
Rollins misses with the combination.
Gunner misses with a wild body shot.
Gunner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rollins in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gunner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rollins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rollins misses with a combination
enabling Gunner to counter with a crisp jab.
Rollins wants to slow Gunner down by chopping away at his legs.
Gunner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rollins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rollins ducks under a wild hook from Gunner.
Gunner cracks Rollins with a good jab.
Rollins misses with a head kick.
Rollins throws a body punch but Gunner moves out of range.
Rollins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rollins avoids the body shot from Gunner.
Gunner moves into range and connects with a jab.

Rollins is rocked!
Nice body punch from Gunner.
Sloppy strikes from Rollins. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gunner! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a combination
and Gunner counters with a nice body shot.
Rollins blocks a jab.
Rollins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunner was well out of range. Poor timing from Rollins.
Some bone on bone action there as Gunner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gunner throws a good cross that connects.
Rollins looks to throw a body kick
and Gunner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rollins throws a series of punches but Gunner avoids them all with ease.
As Rollins backs off Gunner throws a huge counter combo but Rollins manages to avoid it all.
Rollins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rollins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gunner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rollins's head.
Rollins throws a wild body kick that Gunner sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gunner! But no joy.
Rollins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Gunner. That snapped Rollins's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rollins.
Gunner scores with a shot to the body.
Rollins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunner circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rollins counters with a left and a right that stings Gunner.
Gunner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rollins manages to avoid it.
Gunner tests Rollins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rollins slips under a jab from Gunner.
Gunner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rollins misses with a double jab
and Gunner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rollins misses with a hook to the body
and Gunner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Young Gunner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Castor Rollins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jab from Gunner.
Castor Rollins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunner jabs Rollins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Young Gunner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rollins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice cross by Gunner.
Rollins misses with a few strikes there.
Gunner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunner lands with a shot to the body.
Gunner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Rollins. Those never looked like landing.
Rollins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rollins thows a leg kick but Gunner checks it
and Gunner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Rollins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rollins misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunner. Rollins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rollins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunner misses with a hook to the body
and Rollins counters with a right hand to the body.
Rollins seems to have got his legs back now.
Rollins misses with a wild body shot.
Rollins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rollins throws a right and a left that Gunner avoids nicely.
Rollins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rollins throws a leg kick but Gunner checks it.
A combination from Rollins does no damage.
Rollins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gunner counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gunner throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunner lands a jab.
Rollins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gunner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gunner throws a jab when Rollins was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rollins. Gunner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rollins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Rollins does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Gunner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunner misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rollins misses.
Rollins throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunner lands a glancing blow to the side of Rollins's head.
Gunner avoids the head kick by Rollins.
Gunner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gunner lands a body shot.
Gunner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rollins misses with a double jab.
Rollins throws a right hand that Gunner ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunner also avoids with ease.
Gunner cracks Rollins with a good jab.
No joy there for Rollins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Rollins does no damage.
Gunner throws a good cross that connects.
Rollins on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rollins thinking.
Castor Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Rollins. Those never looked like landing.
Gunner checks a low kick from Rollins.
Rollins looks to land a combination but Gunner avoids it well.
Gunner takes a swing at Rollins's ribcage but misses.
Gunner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rollins was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunner.
Gunner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rollins was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunner.
Gunner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rollins's hands.
Gunner checks a leg kick.
Rollins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gunner counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Gunner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rollins doesn't seem phased though.
Gunner lunges at Rollins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rollins's hand.
Gunner scores with a hook.
Rollins is looking to wear down Gunner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunner misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunner fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Rollins to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Rollins looks to clinch but Gunner throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Rollins taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Young Gunner!