PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rex Gunn (ranked 1798 p4p, 1770 weight class) and Nacho Varga (ranked 194 p4p, 188 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gunn
vs
Varga

166 cm
28
150
17 - 3 - 0

180 cm
31
145
19 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
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Good gas tank

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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 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nacho Varga!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varga throws a body punch but Gunn moves out of range.
Varga is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Varga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gunn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Varga misses with a body shot.
Varga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finish the Fight in the buildup to the fight.
Varga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunn.
Varga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Varga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Varga throws a push kick but Gunn slaps the foot to one side.
Gunn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Varga looks to throw the jab but Gunn is out of range.
Gunn swings for the body but Varga moves out of range.
Varga uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn slips under a jab from Varga.
Gunn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Varga lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Varga scores with a hook to the body. Gunn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gunn takes a swing at Varga's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Varga. Gunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Varga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gunn rather than just go for the knockout.
Varga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gunn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Varga.
Gunn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Varga.
Varga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Varga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Gunn misses.
Varga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Varga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Varga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Varga throws the left hand but Gunn avoids the punch easily.
Gunn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Varga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.
Varga throws a sloppy body shot
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Nacho Varga has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Varga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Varga throws a lazy head kick
enabling Gunn to counter with a crisp jab.

Varga is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varga fakes the leg kick and cracks Gunn in the body.
Varga is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him?
Varga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Varga seems to have recovered his senses.
Gunn throws a body shot but no joy.
Varga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Varga is out of range.
Varga misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Varga. Beautiful body shot.
Gunn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gunn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Varga. Gunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunn scores with a nice head shot.
Gunn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Varga appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Varga looks to land a left hand but Gunn moved out of range nicely.
Gunn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunn slips a straight right by Varga.
Gunn misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varga misses with a body kick.
Gunn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Varga looks for the body kick but Gunn saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Varga.
Nacho Varga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Varga misses.
Varga moves into range and connects with a jab.
Varga lands a right hook to the body.
Gunn moves out of range as Varga throws a body kick.
Varga tries a low kick but Gunn avoids it.
Varga swings for the body but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Varga misses.
Gunn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Varga throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Gunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Varga scores with a push kick.
A head kick from Varga lands but Gunn takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Varga.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Varga is out of range.
Gunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Varga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Varga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Varga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Varga throws a sloppy head kick
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Varga feints and then cracks Gunn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gunn down.
Varga throws a jab when Gunn was well out of range.
Varga misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Varga connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gunn scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Varga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gunn under the eye.

Gunn drops Varga with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Varga looks back up at him and smiles so Gunn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gunn defending well as Varga loads up on a big left hand.
Varga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nacho Varga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nacho Varga's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Varga lands with a good body shot.
Gunn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Varga.
Varga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Varga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Varga looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunn is just out of range.
Gunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Varga throws a counter combo.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gunn might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Varga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Gunn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gunn avoids the body shot from Varga.
Gunn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gunn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gunn looks to land a left hand but Varga moved out of range nicely.
Varga is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Varga.
Gunn cracks Varga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gunn lands with an uppercut that bounces Varga off the cage and back into range.
Varga throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Gunn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Varga throws a leg kick

and Gunn counters with a crisp right hand that drops Varga! Gunn lets Varga back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Varga delivers a nice body kick.
Varga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gunn checks a low kick from Varga.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Gunn blocks the body kick.
Gunn throws a lazy right hand but Varga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Varga.
Varga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Varga.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn throws a hook to the side of Varga's head but Varga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Varga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunn digs a good body shot into Varga's ribs.
Varga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Varga is out of range.
Varga lands with a kick to the temple. Gunn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gunn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Varga lands a slapping body shot.
Varga with a jab.
Gunn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Varga throws a body punch but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Varga.
Varga works Gunn's body with a nice hook.
Gunn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Varga misses with a shot to the body
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gunn checks a low kick from Varga.
Nice defenses there by Varga.
Varga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gunn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A left lands for Varga.
Gunn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Varga.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Varga saw that one coming.
Varga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nacho Varga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Varga staying out of range there.
Varga scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunn misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Varga. That's going to slow Gunn down.
Varga misses with a body kick.
Gunn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Varga.
Gunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunn blocks a jab.
Varga takes a swing at Gunn's ribcage but misses.
Gunn is looking to counter the offense by Varga and move into the clinch.
Varga throws a head kick but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Varga looks to land a body kick but Gunn moved away.
Varga misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varga bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gunn's head backwards.
Varga lands a nice shot to the body.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Gunn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Varga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gunn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Varga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gunn.
Varga fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gunn is out of range.
Varga throws an overhand right that lands on Gunn's shoulder, as Gunn tries to avoid the shot.
Varga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gunn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Varga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick lands for Varga.
Varga punishes Gunn's body with a nice straight punch.
Varga throws a leg kick but Gunn moved away.
Varga throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nacho Varga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nacho Varga's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

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

Gunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunn moves forwards but Varga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Varga.
A jab from Gunn finds it's way through Varga's defenses.
Varga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Varga manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Varga. Gunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Varga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunn clobbers Varga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gunn connects with a jab.
Varga lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Varga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Varga. Gunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Gunn misses its target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Varga.
Varga swings for the body but Gunn moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Varga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Varga throws a low kick but Gunn avoids it.
Gunn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gunn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Varga staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Varga.
Varga cracks Gunn with a good jab.
Gunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Varga releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Varga misses with a shot to the body
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Varga circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Varga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Varga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Varga scores with a spinning back kick!
Rex Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gunn slips a jab from Varga.
Gunn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Varga.
Varga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Varga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gunn's head.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Gunn moves out of range as Varga throws a body kick.
Varga cracks Gunn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gunn cracks Varga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gunn swings for the body but Varga moves out of range.
Varga counters with a body kick.
Gunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Varga avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Varga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gunn misses the jab.
Gunn fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varga digs a good hook to Gunn's body.
Varga lands with an uppercut that bounces Gunn off the cage and back into range.
Gunn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Varga just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn throws a lazy right hand but Varga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Varga looks to land a right hand but Gunn moved out of range.
Varga has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Gunn cracks Varga with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gunn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Varga to stand back up!
Gunn misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Varga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Varga lands a glancing blow to the side of Gunn's head.
Varga scores with a body shot.
Gunn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Varga misses with a shot to the body
and Gunn counters with a huge left! Varga is in big trouble! He's backing up but Gunn isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Varga from any more damage. A dominating finish by Gunn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rex Gunn!
After winning the bout, Rex Gunn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.